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Pushing the Elephant: Immeasurable Pain

Rose's oldest daughter, Aimee, may have paid the highest price during the civil war.

Aired 03/29/2011 | Rating TV-PG

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Pushing the Elephant: Immeasurable Pain

Clip: Season 12 Episode 16 | 50s

Rose's oldest daughter, Aimee, may have paid the highest price during the civil war.

When civil war came to Rose's Congolese village, she was separated from her five-year-old daughter, Nangabire. Rose Mapendo managed to escape with nine of her 10 children and was eventually resettled in Phoenix, Arizona. More than a decade later, mother and daughter are reunited in the U.S. where they must come to terms with the past and build a new future.

Aired 03/29/2011 | Rating TV-PG

Pushing the Elephant - Preview

Airs Monday, March 17, 2014 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. (28s)

Pushing the Elephant - Preview

Airs Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. (30s)

Pushing the Elephant: It Takes a Village...of Women

Rose implores a group of Congolese women to take charge of their lives and communities. (3m 2s)

Pushing the Elephant: Together at Last

Rose is reunited with her daughter, Nangabire, after a decade of apart. (2m 42s)

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